The dictionary defines infectious diseases as, diseases caused by the growth of pathogenic organisms in the body.
In his book High Noon, JF Rischard addresses the global issue of infectious diseases - he defines them using a variety of statistics. For example the way that the diseases spread around the world with global travel and thirteen million people die per year with the number still increasing.
40 million people are infected today with AIDS and 60 million people have been infected since AIDS became a known disease. Everyday 15,000 people are infected and 25 million lives have already been taken by this deadly disease. In Africa AIDS is spread by roaming armies, in Russia by drug users, in India by truckers, in Thailand by inmates sharing needles and in Myanmar by poor monks sharing razor blades. Prostitution and unsafe sex are other key factors that play a major part in the spreading of this disease.
Malaria is a female mosquito born parasite and 2 billion people are affected in one way or another by this disease. There are 300 to 500 million cases a year, with 1 million people dying. There are various reasons as to why the sudden flare up of this disease - debilitated health systems and resistance to drugs.
Tuberculosis is spread by the coughing of individuals. And every year 8 to 10 million people are infected, with 2 million people loosing their lives. This disease has cost the world 12 billion dollars annually in lost income.
Numerous solutions are in the making to target the various areas of needed improvement - health systems in many developing countries need to be strengthened, special emergency funds are needed to prevent and treat the three diseases, more money is needed to carry out research, tiered drug pricing systems are needed and an overall global health approach needs to be constructed.
Infectious Diseases
AIDS
MALARIA
TUBERCULOSIS
The dictionary defines infectious diseases as, diseases caused by the growth of pathogenic organisms in the body.
In his book High Noon, JF Rischard addresses the global issue of infectious diseases - he defines them using a variety of statistics. For example the way that the diseases spread around the world with global travel and thirteen million people die per year with the number still increasing.
40 million people are infected today with AIDS and 60 million people have been infected since AIDS became a known disease. Everyday 15,000 people are infected and 25 million lives have already been taken by this deadly disease. In Africa AIDS is spread by roaming armies, in Russia by drug users, in India by truckers, in Thailand by inmates sharing needles and in Myanmar by poor monks sharing razor blades. Prostitution and unsafe sex are other key factors that play a major part in the spreading of this disease.
Malaria is a female mosquito born parasite and 2 billion people are affected in one way or another by this disease. There are 300 to 500 million cases a year, with 1 million people dying. There are various reasons as to why the sudden flare up of this disease - debilitated health systems and resistance to drugs.
Tuberculosis is spread by the coughing of individuals. And every year 8 to 10 million people are infected, with 2 million people loosing their lives. This disease has cost the world 12 billion dollars annually in lost income.
Numerous solutions are in the making to target the various areas of needed improvement - health systems in many developing countries need to be strengthened, special emergency funds are needed to prevent and treat the three diseases, more money is needed to carry out research, tiered drug pricing systems are needed and an overall global health approach needs to be constructed.